212 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [May, 'l2 



found in an overlapping cluster on the underside of the bark 

 of shell bark hickory and were white in color and discoidal in 

 shape. 



The description of this larva is given with the hope that the 

 life history may be worked out from captured caterpillars, 

 probably not uncommon under hickory bark in the early sum- 

 mer. 



Another hickory larva from a dark red brown egg or 

 June 20th was 2^4 inches long, dark brown with light, almost white 

 tubercles. Two pairs of dorsal black dots or short marks on each 

 1st and 2nd abdominal segments. Legs body color. Head somewhat 

 lighter than the rest of the body. A black dash on either side of the 

 head. No row of lateral setae. Behind the cross ridge on the 8th 

 abdominal segment are black lines or shades, one to each of the two 

 tubercles. Underside pale with the midventral black spots. One larva 

 is almost a light prune color. Like the other hickory larvae just men- 

 tioned, these also died without pupating, but when fully grown. Species 

 unknown to the writer. 



The intense heat of the latter part of June played havoc 

 with the Catocala larvae, the last of the white-egged species 

 dying on the 24th. 



The first larva of Catocala grynea was taken between 

 shingles on apple on the 25th of May. It was almost white. 



Eggs of Catocala amatrix hatched on May 28th and the last 

 of the larvae died on June 24th. 



The last of the ilia larvae succumbed to the heat May 27th. 



A second larva of grynea was taken on apple, May 29th. 



Larvae of C. neogama and piatrix were as abundant as usual 

 and the former seemed healthier than for several years past 

 but many of them died after pupating, as did also the 

 piatrices. 



At first the piatrix "worms" thrived, but later many of them 

 died. Full grown larvae of the species were found on June 

 6th. 



The first stage of Catocala illecta came from its chrysalis on 

 June 3d. 



On the Qth of June, the senior author received from the 

 junior a full grown larva of a Catocala taken on apple and a 

 few days later two or three more. 



